A general survey of theater including exploration of dramatic literature, theory, and criticism; production arts, skills, and crafts; and theater history from 500 BC to the present. Course requires good reading and writing skills. Attendance at plays required.

Skills: E Course Type: T

* Course has been modified since print catalog publishing date. Last Updated: 1/14/2014

Designed to strengthen students’ job skills by providing an opportunity to use acquired skills and techniques.

Creative Dramatics - A course for those interested in helping children learn to enhance their creative abilities through playmaking. Of special interest to drama majors, elementary education majors, child development majors, therapeutic recreation majors, and those interested in working with children in a social services or parks and recreation environment. Required lab involves observation of children in formal and informal settings.

Play Reading and Analysis - A study of plays written for the stage in terms of genre, style, and period. Basic dramatic theory and criticism and some historical production techniques are included, along with modern possibilities for production and scene work.

Course Fee: $50.00

Skills: E Course Type: T

* Course has been modified since print catalog publishing date. Last Updated: 5/28/2014

A study in the use of the body on stage to communicate character and action. Exercises are designed to instill self-awareness and spatial awareness, and provide the student actor with tools for effective physical expression. Units of study include mime technique, physical comedy, dance/movement for musical theatre, unarmed stage combat and fight choreography, mask technique in ensemble and solo work, and an introduction to 17th century Italian theatre, commedia dell'arte.

Course Fee: $50.00

Skills: E Course Type: T

* Course has been modified since print catalog publishing date. Last Updated: 1/14/2014

The design and execution of make-up for the purpose of developing believable characters. Focus on basic makeup principles and experience with makeup application. Laboratory and technical lab hours required.

Course Fee: $50.00

Skills: E Course Type: T

* Course has been modified since print catalog publishing date. Last Updated: 1/14/2014

Basic skills and techniques of acting, including increased sensory awareness, ensemble and solo performing, character analysis, and script analysis. Development of stage presence and characterizations through improvisations and scenes. Technical lab hours required.

Course Fee: $50.00

Skills: E Course Type: T

* Course has been modified since print catalog publishing date. Last Updated: 1/14/2014

Principles of diction, voice development, and improvement, vocal variety and expressiveness. Focus on various aspects of using the voice effectively, including volume and projection, rate and phrasing, inflection, and resonance. Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet to correct and eliminate individual articulation problems.

Skills: E Course Type: T

* Course has been modified since print catalog publishing date. Last Updated: 1/14/2014